Taylor Wimpey have in recent weeks written to residents across the area advising them the plans for the development have been uploaded onto their website. Naturally people have logged on to view these, and Taylor Wimpey stress the housing has been confined to the Southern end of the site. There is, however, a serious discrepancy between the plans on the website that residents have been notified of, and the plans logged at EHDC. Full marks to Kim for spotting it.
The drawing on the left is from Taylor Wimpey’s website and shows the site stopping well short of Francis Road. The drawing on the right is what has actually been submitted to EHDC and shows the site stopping North of Francis Road. Here they are side by side so you can spot the difference.
It may very well be the case that you received Taylor Wimpey’s letter, viewed their website and decided that you could live with the revised plans. If so, the revised plans may come as a shock.
Frankly this stinks. The quality and competency of the entire consultation process for this development has been the poorest and least worth while of any I have experienced. For clarity, Here is a copy of the masterplan issued to EHDC as part of the planning application. THIS is the version that will be decided on by the planners and should be commented on. You can click on the link to enlarge it.
The houses will be built whether or not the consultation will be perceived as ‘good’.
Hi Janet, I think we have an excellent chance of getting these refused. Sadly I agree the quality of the consultation is not something that can be directly measured and used against approval, but I will be sure it is drawn to the attention of the members of the planning committee.
….and the revised plan still covers most of the site, despite TW’s assertion to ‘focus on the southern end’ of the site!
Taylor Wimpey’s so called “public consultation”, took place in March this year, but it took place in the wrong parish, Clanfield rather than Horndean, and there was also inadequate advance publicity of that meeting which made a mockery of the entire process.
Taylor Wimpey’s attention was drawn to this fundamental error, and I believe at one time suggested that they might hold a further meeting in the correct parish.
Taylor Wimpey’s letter to resident’s of 17th July must have lulled some into not objecting to the application.
The issues referred to should result in EHDC refusing to consider this application until a proper public consultation meeting is held in Horndean, not Clanfield, Havant or Southampton.
Those people to whom Taylor Wimpey wrote with a link to a misleading website should be sent another letter inviting them to the new public consultation meeting where they can view & comment on the plans which are now on EHDC’s website.
I don’t expect this will happen, so I would urge everyone to vote in Guy’s poll against this proposed development & to make representations to EHDC by letter and through their Planning Portal.
Finally thank-you Guy & Kim for alerting us to the discrepancy in the plans.
NJSS
I don’t agree with the houses being built as we live on hawthorn rd we are among a few people whose house actually have drives that face out onto hawthorn road. We take our lives in our hands now trying to get in and out of drives we have about a 4second window before cars come barring down on you from Tarn Rise so having another amount of traffic added to what we already have will make it intolerable I have already asked for speed calming but it fell on deaf ears When we first moved here it was an unmade road whilst I understand things have to move on we don’t seem to be considered ,the traffic going up and down the road Do Not go slowly enough it’s very dangerous so adding more is ridiculous
Dear Regan Plum
I quite understand what you say.
Can I suggest you look at the EHDC Planning website for this application:-
http://planningpublicaccess.easthants.gov.uk/online-applications/caseDetails.do?action=dispatch&keyVal=_EHANT_DCAPR_233011&caseType=Application
and read the many objections.
Please think about objecting yourself, and encouraging your neighbours to do likewise, as the more valid objections there are the more likely this application will be thrown out.
NJSS